SIGTTO Secretary General James MacHardy spoke at the LNG 15 Conference in Barcelona on the increasing importance, and difficulties, of recruiting and retaining well-trained LNG vessel personnel. He stressed the value of educating the public on LNG shippers’ safety record, stating that improved public awareness may encourage more individuals to consider careers in shipping. An LNG...

In the final session of LNG 15 in Barcelona on Friday afternoon, panelists presented papers on issues of LNG training and sustainability. Kevin Westwood of BP and Mike Wilson of Angus Fire addressed LNG emergency management and response focusing on the BP-sponsored LNG Test Facility at the Texas A&M Fire School. They highlighted the fact that current safety standards under NFPA59A...

Cheniere Marketing and Gaz de France International Trading and Marketing S.A.S. (“GDF”) have signed a pair of option agreements as well as a 2008 LNG sale and purchase agreement (“SPA”). The 15-year option agreements give Cheniere the option to sell one cargo of LNG per month ex-ship at NBP based prices to GDF at the Isle of Grain terminal, and give GDF the...

The Jamestown Press reports that the Town Council of Jamestown, R.I., has filed a letter with the U.S. Coast Guard in opposition to the planned Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal. Referring to navigational and security data recently made available by Weaver’s Cove LNG, the Town Council argues “that the proposed project poses unacceptable risks from the standpoint of...

LNG 15 News reports on the flexibility offered by LNG vessels boasting onboard regasification capability. The vessels can eliminate the need for some costly onshore import infrastructure and they allow shippers to deliver gas at offshore points, away from densely populated and environmentally sensitive areas. [The story is on page...

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